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Bruce Martin:  Spending a day on the set with Dale Earnhardt Jr., commercial star
Bruce Martin: Spending a day on the set with Dale Earnhardt Jr., commercial star
What's it like to be on the set of a commercial with Dale Earnhardt Jr.? SI.com's Bruce Martin went behind the scenes to dish on Junior's camera-readiness.
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From the Marbles — ... Case in point: a brand-new Sports Illustrated Dale Earnhardt Jr. profile. At first, it appears to be the typical journalist-hangs-with-Dale piece, but once the questions turn a little tougher, Dale rises to the challenge. Dale minces no words in this interview, and it's great to see. For instance, his thoughts on not testing: ...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Says No to "Circus"; Tells Tracks to "Get Back to Work"
FanHouse — ... graced the web pages of Sports Illustrated after writer Bruce Martin hung around with the driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet for a day's-worth of commercial work recently. ...

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